Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-24 | 97V217000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 56,701 | — | Details |
| 1993-02-09 | 93V018000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 20,000 | — | Details |
| 1993-01-19 | 93V010000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1,771 | — | Details |
| 1992-06-24 | 92V089000 |
WHEELS | 34,717 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILURE- CORD SEPARATION. AT 65MPH THE TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED AND LOST PRESSURE. PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED 2 DAYS EA… |
| 2007-07-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY FIRST VEHICLE, NO LINE OF CREDIT AT A AUTO AUCTION, CAR COST 2,648.07 AND PAYMENTS $167.61 TOTAL 8,039.6… |
| 2005-06-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | AIRBAG AND BRAKES FAILED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN INTO DASHBOARD,WINDSHIELD, WHEN SEAT BELT… |
| 2005-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | Yes | 4 | I'M NOT TRYING TO DO DUAL COMPLAINTS. WHILE BRAKING ,PRIOR TO IMPACT, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM THE ABS CON… |
| 2003-10-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | UPON BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT "SNAPPED" AT THE NUT, RESULTING IN THE BALL JOI… |
| 2003-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS MODULE IS NOT PUMPING BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| 2002-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN BUTTON IS PLASTIC. CONSUMER CAN PUSH THE BUTTON STRAIGHT THROUGH, CAUSING IT TO GET STUCK. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED… |
| 2001-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. AT THIS TIME HORN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN.*AK |
| 2001-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I OWN A 1992 CAPRICE STATION WAGON. AFTER DRIVING FROM NEW YORK TO OKLAHOMA IN JANUARY OF 2001, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BR… |
| 2000-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 97V217000 NOTICE FOR ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO INSPECT AND REPLACE ABS. DEALER INSP… |
| 2000-09-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BELT RETRACTOR SPRING IS WEARING THROUGH PLASTIC CASING, CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISIM. *… |
| 2000-06-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND SHFTING IN GEAR CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD ABRUPTLY. |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOST ITS TREAD AND TORE OFF THE WHEEL WELL MOLDING AND DAMAGED THE INSIDE COVER,CAUS… |
| 2000-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AIR BAG ASS… |
| 2000-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WHEN DEPRESSING HORN BUTTONS, HORN DOES NOT WORK. HORN SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 1999. THIS WAS THE SECOND T… |
| 1999-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPL… |
| 1999-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AI… |
| 1999-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES, JUST BUMPS AND… |
| 1998-12-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAPRICE, I PULLED AT THE SEAT SHOULDER BELT TO READJUST ITS POSITION. IT RELEASED, ALLOWING ALL THE B… |
| 1998-11-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHEN USING THE DRIVER'S FRONT & THE PASSENGER LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS, THE RETRACTORS WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SEA… |
| 1998-11-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON FRONT END COLLISION AT 35MPH. AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *ML |
| 1998-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AFTER WE TOOK OUR 92 CAPRICE IN FOR OIL CHANGE ON OCT. 22 WITH COMPLIMENTARY CHECK OF THE BRAKES AT DEALER, WE WERE TOL… |
| 1998-10-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN IN ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED HEAD-ON INTO A ROCK BARRIER AND THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF A FRAME BUILDING |
| 1998-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE HORN SWITCH 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. PRONGS THAT ARE HOLDING IT STANDING UP WERE BRAKING OFF. DEA… |
| 1998-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 97V217 ON JUNE 8, 1998. VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. RECALL NOTICE ST… |
| 1998-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOW ABS BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAT… |
| 1998-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND T… |
| 1998-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS RELAY AND BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, AFTER REPAIR FAILED AGAIN AND WAS NOT R… |
| 1997-11-07 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | BACKING OUT; STEERING WOULD NOT TURN LEFT/RIGHT. WENT UP ON CURB. ACCELERATED TO GET OFF. CALLED DEALER & SOMEONE PICKE… |
| 1997-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSED REAREND COLLISION. PRIOR TO CRASH/WHEN COMING TO STOP, INSTEAD OF S… |
| 1997-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. |
| 1997-08-04 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S UPPER IDLER ARM BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. … |
| 1997-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND DRUMS FAILED. |
| 1997-04-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE PROBL… |
| 1997-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR FAILED RESULTING IN FLUID LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. |
| 1997-02-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR. |
| 1997-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES WENT OUT, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, NO BRAKE FLUID (ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULATOR). DEALER INFORM… |
| 1996-11-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE LIKE VEHIICLE HIT SOMETIHNG, DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BOLT O… |
| 1996-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TWO ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED AN ABS MODULATOR. *AK |
| 1996-10-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO GO COMPLETELY DOWN, STOP MID-WAYS. |
| 1996-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING, DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1996-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. *SD |
| 1996-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED. |
| 1996-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS MODULATOR FAILED IN JULY 1995. CONTACTED GM ZONE OFICE AT 914-222-1020. IN JULY 1995. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE AB… |
| 1996-06-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING REAR AXLE TO MOVE BACKWARDS/LEFT REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *DH |
| 1996-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT NOT LONGER RETRACTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-03-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION. (RIVERDALE POLICE REPORT)*SD |
| 1996-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-12-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERABLE. *DSH |